Oudenbosch

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as silvam que vocatur barlebosche in 1275. Compound of oud (“old”) and bos (“rising forest”). The element oud was added when the nearby hamlet of Nieuwenbosch ("New Forest") was destroyed by flooding in 1421.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯.də(n)ˌbɔs/
Hyphenation: Ou‧den‧bosch

Proper noun

Oudenbosch n

A village and former municipality of Halderberge, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Puitenol (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

Oudenboschenaar
Bosschenhoofd

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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